Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-02
DEMOCRATIC POLITICS.
GOV. HILL TELLS HIS AUDIENCE

And Satisfies Them That the Goose Is Aiti-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Makes a Few Remarks
Mayor Hewitt Discovers New Kind
of Boss In the Eminent Editor, Who
Must Be Suppressed.
NEW York Nov. 2.-Governor Hill was
the principal speaker at Democratic ratifi-
cation meeting in Brooklyn Tuesday night
In the course of his address he said
"Three years ago the electors of the coun-
try placed the executive branch of this gov
eminent in the hands of the Democratic par
ty. The trust reposed in it has been faith
fully fulfilled The country has had the ben
eft of a wise, safe, honest and economical
administration of the government, and that
is all that is expected from political party.
The laws have been impartially enforced, the
revenues have been faithfully collected, the
standard of oficial integrity has been raised,
the navy has been purified in its methods and
strengthened in its resources and in its for
eign relations the peace as well as the honor
of the country have been stead
lily preserved What star route
frauds have flourished during this
administration Not one. How many acres
of the public lands have been given away to
railroad corporations. Not a single acre.
The records show that during Republican
rule there were 154 SIS, l%i acres of the pub
lie lands given away to corporations rather
than reserved for actual settlers, while dur
ing the past three years 81 .S24 49, acres have
been actually reclaimed and restored to the
people by the present administration. What
scandals have disgraced any of the depart
ments OF government There have been
none. FrgterDaI relations have been re
stored between all sections of the country,
and an era of generous peace and prosperity
is at hand. The sterling integrity, the al
ways digniiied behavior the high character
and honest purpose of President Cleveland
are conceded by the fair men of all parties.
''In the light of three prosperous years Of
Democratic administration, how vain seem
the predictions in which our opponents in
dulged. They predicted disaster to all our
material interests Our manufactures were
to be DESTROYED The country was to be
ruined by free trade. The Confederate debt
was to be assumed The Federal debt was to
be repudiated The rights of the colored
people were to be jeopardized To-day wit
nesses the absolute failure of all the forebod
ings of our adversaries. The country posi-
lively refuses to be ruined, even to oblige our
Republican friends 1t obstinately insists
upon being prosperous. Our commercial agen-
cies everywhere report renewed confidence
and increasing trade, and while such
clever partisans as Mr.. Depew are predicting
and hoping for a commercial panic in order
to embarrasss Democratic administration of
the treasury, and to provoke hostile criticism
OF Democratic policy among business men,
nevertheless the welcome panic fails to come
This is the usual period when annual south
ern outrages are reported for the benefit of
the Republican newspapers, but even they
have failed this year to respond to the urgent
demand for their appearance.
"As whole the Democracy have met the
just expectations of the people. and
are entitled to their continued Confidence
1t is undoubtedly true that all has
not been accomplished that was possible or
desirable But it must not be forgotten that
the national administration has been ham,
pered by an adverse senate that has resisted
all efforts at reform 1t has thus been i'm
possible to successfully carry out many of
the reforms which We're contemplated, but
enough has already been accomplished to
demonstrate the earnest purpose Of the party
in its desire for good government, and to
vindicate its capacity to successfully admin
lister public affairs.
He then proceeded to answer the obiec-
tions to the presidents pension vetoes and
produced figures to show that President
Cleveland had approved more pension bills
than any Republican president, and then
| considered the surplus, declaring that he
sproper place for surplus taxes is in the pock-
cts of the people. Every dollar of taxation
unnecessarily collected is official robbery
| The accumulation of a vast unnecessary sur
| plus is a standing temptation for profligate
| expenditures, unwise appropriation and all
sorts of raids upon the federal treasury"
| The Democratic party was not a free trade
/ party, and believed in tariff for revenue"
| Republicans claimed that the protection pol
| icy had brought prosperity to Il country,
| but he insisted that the country had pros
persd in spite of protection. He then said:
| 1--WE believe that the present tariff is, in
many respects a bundle of absurdities con-
ceived in much selfishness, and, instead of re-
| lieving the people and encouraging legiti-
mate industries it serves to create monopo-
/ lies 1t imposes heavy duties upon many ar
| ticles now regarded either as the necessaries
or comforts of life while many luxuries
| bear but slight burdens. 1t operates une-
| qually upon the various interests affected
and sadly needs that revision which the Dem
| ocratic party invites In view Of the enor-
| nous unnecessary revenue now being col
| lected, it is safe to believe that much reiuc-
| ton can be made in some directions without
materially affecting or injuring any interest
| that does not savor.of MONOPOLY
Governor Hill devoted the rest of his speech
to state issues, except a reference to the labor
| question, in which he declared til best inter
ests Of the laboring classes to he subserved by
| the Democratic party.
Ex- Governor Hoadly, Of Ohio, also spoke
| He said the Republican party at present con-
sisted only of bloody shirt and protection.
| Their motto should be: with malice toward
| all, and charity for none" He also de
nounced the Henry George party, and said
| that the Republicans would make the rich
| richer, and George would make the poor
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